[September 17, 2009] Local Leaders and National Advocates to Take Part in 4th Annual Verizon Foundation National Domestic Violence Prevention Summit in Irving on Sept. 24 Tweet Topics Include: Effective Community Collaborations; Engaging Men in the Solution IRVING, Texas - The 4th annual Verizon Foundation National Domestic Violence Prevention Summit will be held here Sept. 24 at the Omni Mandalay Hotel at 221 East Las Colinas Blvd., This year's summit, titled "Engaging Communities to Help End Domestic Violence," will showcase strategies and solutions that encourage positive community teamwork and promote healthy relationships. WHO: Speakers include: State Sen. Jane Nelson, District 12 Dr. Ron Anderson, president and CEO, Parkland Health and Hospital System Judge Roberto Canas Jr., Dallas County Criminal Court No. 10 Paige Flink, executive director, The Family Place Patrick Gaston, president, Verizon Foundation Victor Rivers, Verizon Foundation Community Champion and actor of the NBC series "Life" Craig Watkins, district attorney, Dallas County WHAT: 4th annual Verizon Foundation Domestic Violence Prevention Summit "Engaging Communities to Help End Domestic Violence" WHEN: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 24 -- 9 a.m. - Effective Community Engagement Roundtable -- 10:15 a.m. - State Sen. Jane Nelson - Driving Community Collaboration through Domestic Violence Prevention Policy -- 1:15 p.m. Dr. Ron Anderson - Community Collaborations and Public Health -- 2:30 p.m. - Engaging Men in the Solution -- A complete agenda is available upon request or can be downloaded at: http://www.verizonfoundation.org/cybergrants/plsql/vznadmin.vz_www.new s_story?x_news_id=2108 WHERE: Omni Mandalay Hotel Mandalay Room 221 East Las Colinas Blvd. Irving BACKGROUND: Domestic violence prevention is a key social issue for the Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon. As part of the summit, Verizon Wireless will launch a HopeLine drive to collect no-longer-used wireless phones and accessories to be refurbished, recycled or sold to benefit victims of domestic violence in the North Texas region. Phones and accessories can be dropped off at any Verizon Wireless store. Contacts: Brian C. Malina 908-559-6434 [email protected] Katherine Quintero DMT Communications 214-599-1966 (w) 972-261-8486 (c) [email protected] Audrey Lundy CTX PR Manager - Verizon Wireless 972-444-5516 [email protected] /PRNewswire Sept. 17 -- / Verizon Web Site: http://www.verizonfoundation.org/cybergrants/plsql/vznadmin.vz_www.news_story?x_news_id=2108 [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]